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[AntsTopia]

Hey everyone I'm back,I haven't been active in a few months but here I am! If your wondering sadly my camponotus flordanuis colony died if you followed that journal. Anyway if you followed my other myrmecocystus mendax journal you'll know that the queen died and I got scammed and he didn't have a permit. Well here I go again with someone in my area giving me a myrmecocystus mendax queen with 15 workers and a ton of brood. Yes I live in Florida, and God knows where this person acquired this queen. It's best not to ask. Honestly I don't know either. Anyway I'll post pics next week and if you have advice it would be appreciated for this species. Thanks everyone.

- also if you saw this is in the general ant section it's because i accidntally posted it there.

Edited by AntsTopia, December 28 2022 - 6:48 AM.

[ANTdrew]

Just ask a moderator to move the post next time.

[AntsTopia]

Ok ty

[AntsTopia]

11/24/22
Queen is not really active and mostly getting tended to by the workers. No reletes yet but am expecting them soon after 20-30 workers. I have taken care of a M. Mendax queen before but she was a founding queen and she died so yeah. That was it. Hopefully this colony will live longer. Any tips about pots in general is appreciated. Again I did not pay for these pots and this person was happy to get them off their hands. I really don't want this to be a thread of debate. Happy Thanksgiving everyone.

[AntBoi3030]

Happy thanksgiving! Good luck with your colony.

[AntsTopia]

12/27/22
Cocoons! 2nd generation is coming fast. Do u guys think that maybe there could be a replete in the 2nd generation cocoons? One cocoon is a bit larger than the rest.

Edited by AntsTopia, December 27 2022 - 3:19 PM.

[AntsTopia]

1/1/23 IK it's weird

I noticed this morning the queen was hanging upside down in the mini hearth that they are in. Her gaster is huge! Point is I think this happens in most honeypot colonies, where the queen acts like a first replete to the colony. Am I correct?

[Ant-nig321]

1/1/23 IK it's weird

I noticed this morning the queen was hanging upside down in the mini hearth that they are in. Her gaster is huge! Point is I think this happens in most honeypot colonies, where the queen acts like a first replete to the colony. Am I correct?

Yes!.feed them more sugar,honey water,it will make the queen tired of being the only replate in the colony and produce some.do you have any pic of them

Edited by Ant-nig321, January 1 2023 - 7:42 AM.

[AntsTopia]

You have a pot colony? I'll be posting pictures at 2 or 3 because my camera is charging so I'll post then. The mini hearth glass got condensation. Anybody know the reason for this? I never changed the water under it or the tempature. And it's been fine for about a month. I'm confused

[Ant-nig321]

Not anymore,they died.the reason for the condensation is due to more moisture in the nest can't evaporate properly.it turns back to water.do you expose them to more heat recently?

[AntsTopia]

No theyve been at that same place the entire month.

[Ant-nig321]

Any pic of them?

[AntsTopia]

Sorry my camera isn't charging and broke so I'll take a picture of them tommrow on my iPhone. I can't use my iphone right now because my friend's greedy little brother is on my phone playing games. (I hate his brother so muchhhhhh) Last time he used it I had to rip it out of his hands! The nerve of some kids these days, exactly why I don't want to have kids.